And I really need to talk about something. Spoilers for those who haven’t played Splatoon 3.
It’s pretty known that DJ Octavio was the antagonist of the first two Splatoon games. He reappears in the third game, but as the first boss, and it’s clear that he’s not the main baddie this time. After that though, he disappears completely and doesn’t show up again until the final boss, where he’s just a Deus ex Machina that helps the player fight the true antagonist of the game.